Weird Claim About CES 2014
The “DayTime” show had a segment on CES with Paul Hochman, Tech Journalist (it said so in the onscreen text).
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Nikon’s New Df Camera
A few hours ago, Nikon announced a new full-frame high-end DSLR, the Nikon Df. There was a lot of buzz
Read moreMy Second E. Leitz Optical Instrument
I recently was able to pick up a ~1956 vintage E. Leitz tabletop microscope off eBay for cheap. It has
Read moreFlorida: OPS Employees, Benefits, and Timely Information
Kudos to the state of Florida for making healthcare benefits available to all full-time employees this year. That includes full-time
Read moreAdventure in Email Archiving
Up until 2009, my approach to personal email relied on pretty simple tools on Unix systems. I checked and sent
Read moreThe Pollywogs Are Coming
It’s been rainy here in Florida. How rainy is it? Well, yesterday Diane and I were walking around the property
Read moreEvolutionary Computation, Evolvability, and Python
Funnily enough, an antievolutionist brought a recent article on evolvability to my attention. The paper, “Evolvability Is Inevitable: Increasing Evolvability
Read moreRaspberry Pi: An Update on Sound
Life has been a bit demanding lately, so it has been a while since I last worked on the Raspberry
Read moreFlorida: State Employee Raises v. Total Compensation Reduction
An article in The Florida Current reports that the Florida legislature has come to an agreement to give career service
Read moreAnother Uninformed Critique of WIDF Fails
In 2009, Lita Cosner of Creation Ministries International posted a review of the 2004 book “Why Intelligent Design Fails”, claiming
Read moreFinal Decision Goes Against Coppedge
The Coppedge v. CalTech and JPL case is done, with a final decision handed down by Judge Hiroshige on Wednesday
Read moreA New Year
The Mayan apocalypse failed to appear, so I had a nice New Year’s day here in Florida. The temperature got
Read moreFlorida: Allen West Concedes
CBS News reports that Allen West(R) has finally conceded the House race for Florida’s 18th District to challenger Patrick Murphy(D).
Read moreFlorida: Marco Rubio is Not A Scientist, Man
US Senator from Florida Marco Rubio gave an interview to GQ recently. Rubio was asked a question that Republican politicians
Read moreFalse Balance in Fact Check
The Chicago Tribune Fact Check on the debates goes for that false balance thing in the headline: “FACT CHECK: Romney
Read morePopulation Modeling in Python
One of the courses I enjoyed most in my Ph.D. program was taught by Prof. Kirk Winemiller on population dynamics.
Read moreAnatomy of a Spam Comment
The new spam module for WordPress is not as aggressive in marking spam messages as its previous version. So I
Read moreCooperation and Distinguishing the General from the Specific
The New York Daily News ran an article from the Associated Press on fact-checking former president Bill Clinton’s speech last
Read moreHow Do You Really Feel?
At the urging of Mike Haubrich, I coded up a poll as I was convalescing from my recent illness. The
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